A client with schizoaffective disorder is assigned to a nursing student. During the interview, the client tells the student, "When I was living in Spain, I didn't have any problems
I used to visit the Eiffel Tower every day and sit near the windows throwing flowers and dollar bills at the peasants to make them happier.". The student knows the client is: A) Suffering from new onset schizophrenia.
B) An insufferable liar.
C) Suffering from hallucinations.
D) Suffering from delusions.
D
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a. Head lag at 11 months of age b. No pincer grasp at 4 months of age c. Colicky incidents at 3 months of age d. Unable to speak two to three words at 24 months of age e. Unresponsiveness to the environment at 12 months of age
Varicella vaccine is recommended to be given to patients who are:
1. HIV positive with a CD4+ T-lymphocyte percentage less than 15% 2. Taking corticosteroids (up to 2 mg/kg/day or less than 20 mg/day) 3. Pregnant 4. Immunocompromised
The prevalence of chronic health conditions in children is:
a. Decreasing as a result of advances in health care and treatment b. Increasing as a result of advances in health care and treatment c. Increasing as a result of the improved survival of premature infants d. Decreasing as a result of decreased incidence of childhood injury
The perinatal nurse demonstrates for the student nurse the correct technique of postpartum uterine palpation. Support for the lower uterine segment is critical, as without it, there is an increased risk of:
a. Uterine edema b. Uterine inversion c. Incorrect measurement d. Intensifying the patient's level of pain